Obama, Canada's Trudeau discuss fight against Islamic State-W. House

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama
spoke by telephone on Monday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau about Canada's role in the international effort to
combat Islamic State, the White House said.

Obama "welcomed Canada's current and new contributions to
coalition efforts and highlighted Canada's leadership in the
coalition," the White House said in a statement.

Trudeau on Monday said Canada would pull out its six jets
that have been bombing targets in Iraq and Syria as a part of
the fight against the Islamic State.
(Reporting by Ayesha Rascoe; Editing by David Alexander)